Date:         Thu, 23 May 2002 01:54:01 -0400
Reply-To:     Ben huot <huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben huot <huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: living in a westy or weekender for a few months while
              travelling
Comments: To: Clay Moore <cwmoore@CWNET.COM>
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You will love it!!! It's small but roomy at the same time.

The canvas (if old and original) is ok if well treated with a water
repellent product; a tarp is needed for heavy rain. The canvas is not
waterproof, it's water repellent!!! The Westy is roomier than my neighbor
19 feet GM camper.

>>>Cooking and cleaning dishes with these tiny kitchens ? do you use
supplemental equipment ?<< NO.

>>portable toilets ?<< NO, learn to live with that or don't buy a westy.

>>do you use a portable setup or stop someplace that has showers ? Stay
dirty is the first choice, second, get a campground with showers.

>>Cold... do you use some kind of portable heat or just dress warmly ?<<
Get an 26 feet RV whit heat, buy a mummy sleeping bag or a 110V small
heater.

In conclusion: I bought this van as a substitute for a tent!!! A lot
better!!!
Before our last big trip I was thinking that every 3 or 4 night we would
take a hotel or motel to get some well-needed rest!!! We did sleep all of
our 7 weeks in the van, like a baby...

Buy that damn van!!! You will stick to it for a few years…

Regards, Ben
http://pages.infinit.net/eurokit/